Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
Thanks, I checked it out but couldn't find it here in UK. Guess I wait here! Carol P Sent from my iPhone On 31 Oct 2012, at 03:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > The app is just called TiVo, and it's by the TiVo corporation. I didn't > have any trouble finding it when I got my TiVo and went to the App Store > and just searched on TiVo. Remember, I'm in the US. > > On 30/10/12 22:56, Carol Pearson wrote: >> Thanks so very much for your full explanation. I'm interested to look at >> this further so have decided to try to get the app and go over to a friends >> house to give it a go. Could you please tell me exactly what the app is >> called so that I'm sure to get the right one. Thanks very much >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> Carol P >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 30 Oct 2012, at 08:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >> >>> I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got >>> it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm >>> not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely >>> accessible. >>> >>> You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it >>> remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much >>> functions if you're connecting remotely. >>> >>> If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me >>> information about the show I'm watching. >>> >>> The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, >>> and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show >>> in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either >>> record it or watch it live. >>> >>> There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what >>> TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my >>> TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I >>> haven't looked into this myself yet. >>> >>> You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else >>> fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs >>> up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the >>> remote. Again, it all seems accessible. >>> >>> I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the >>> moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. >>> >>> Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the >>> Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. >>> >>> On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >>>> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our >>>> Cable >>>> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >>>> >>>> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what >>>> you >>>> can and cannot do with the app? >>>> >>>> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite >>>> a >>>> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to >>>> be >>>> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight >>>> before >>>> I say anything. >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >>>> >>>> Carol P >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>>> Of Christopher Chaltain >>>> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >>>> >>>> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >>>> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >>>> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating >>>> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so >>>> I >>>> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer >>>> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for >>>> it, &
Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
No the TiVo itself is not accessible, and you do need to enable network access on the TiVo before you can use the TiVo locally (over your wifi) with the TiVo app. On 31/10/12 01:47, Suzanne wrote: > On a related note, is the Tivo itself accessible? In other words, if I were > to buy one and also get the app, is there anything I couldn't do without > sighted assistance? > > Suzanne > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:57 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting > market"] > > I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got > it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm > not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely > accessible. > > You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it > remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much > functions if you're connecting remotely. > > If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me > information about the show I'm watching. > > The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, > and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show > in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either > record it or watch it live. > > There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what > TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my > TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I > haven't looked into this myself yet. > > You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else > fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs > up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the > remote. Again, it all seems accessible. > > I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the > moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. > > Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the > Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. > > On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our > Cable >> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >> >> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what > you >> can and cannot do with the app? >> >> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite > a >> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to > be >> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight > before >> I say anything. >> >> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >> >> Carol P >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Chaltain >> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >> >> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have > rotating >> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so > I >> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer >> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for > it, >> but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether > the >> load is done without having to run downstairs to check. >> >> On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> Hi Marianne, >>> >>> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >>> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >>> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >>> >>> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >>> automation this can have it's uses. >>> >>> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >>> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >>>
Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
The app is just called TiVo, and it's by the TiVo corporation. I didn't have any trouble finding it when I got my TiVo and went to the App Store and just searched on TiVo. Remember, I'm in the US. On 30/10/12 22:56, Carol Pearson wrote: > Thanks so very much for your full explanation. I'm interested to look at this > further so have decided to try to get the app and go over to a friends house > to give it a go. Could you please tell me exactly what the app is called so > that I'm sure to get the right one. Thanks very much > > Regards > > > > Carol P > Sent from my iPhone > > On 30 Oct 2012, at 08:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > >> I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got >> it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm >> not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely >> accessible. >> >> You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it >> remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much >> functions if you're connecting remotely. >> >> If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me >> information about the show I'm watching. >> >> The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, >> and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show >> in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either >> record it or watch it live. >> >> There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what >> TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my >> TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I >> haven't looked into this myself yet. >> >> You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else >> fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs >> up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the >> remote. Again, it all seems accessible. >> >> I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the >> moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. >> >> Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the >> Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. >> >> On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >>> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable >>> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >>> >>> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you >>> can and cannot do with the app? >>> >>> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a >>> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be >>> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before >>> I say anything. >>> >>> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >>> >>> Carol P >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Christopher Chaltain >>> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >>> >>> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >>> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >>> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating >>> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I >>> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer >>> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, >>> but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the >>> load is done without having to run downstairs to check. >>> >>> On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>>> Hi Marianne, >>>> >>>> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >>>> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >>>> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >>>> >>>> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >>
RE: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
On a related note, is the Tivo itself accessible? In other words, if I were to buy one and also get the app, is there anything I couldn't do without sighted assistance? Suzanne -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"] I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely accessible. You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much functions if you're connecting remotely. If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me information about the show I'm watching. The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either record it or watch it live. There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I haven't looked into this myself yet. You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the remote. Again, it all seems accessible. I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: > I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable > company use this box, or one with that name anyway. > > Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you > can and cannot do with the app? > > This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a > lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be > successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before > I say anything. > > Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. > > Carol P > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market > > I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking > forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. > Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating > knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I > can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer > that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, > but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the > load is done without having to run downstairs to check. > > On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hi Marianne, >> >> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >> >> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >> automation this can have it's uses. >> >> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >> others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a >> couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's >> way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a >> Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but >> so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly >> turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much >> rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels > etc. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> > >
Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
Thanks so very much for your full explanation. I'm interested to look at this further so have decided to try to get the app and go over to a friends house to give it a go. Could you please tell me exactly what the app is called so that I'm sure to get the right one. Thanks very much Regards Carol P Sent from my iPhone On 30 Oct 2012, at 08:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got > it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm > not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely > accessible. > > You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it > remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much > functions if you're connecting remotely. > > If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me > information about the show I'm watching. > > The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, > and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show > in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either > record it or watch it live. > > There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what > TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my > TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I > haven't looked into this myself yet. > > You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else > fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs > up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the > remote. Again, it all seems accessible. > > I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the > moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. > > Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the > Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. > > On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable >> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >> >> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you >> can and cannot do with the app? >> >> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a >> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be >> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before >> I say anything. >> >> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >> >> Carol P >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Christopher Chaltain >> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >> >> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating >> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I >> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer >> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, >> but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the >> load is done without having to run downstairs to check. >> >> On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> Hi Marianne, >>> >>> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >>> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >>> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >>> >>> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >>> automation this can have it's uses. >>> >>> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >>> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >>> others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a >>> couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's >>> way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a >>> Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but >>> so many of them nowadays hav
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
I'm definitely up for a talking washing machine and dryer as I've been saying this for years. If my I phone could let me control a washing machine or dryer, I'd get it without hesitation. Kawal. On 30 Oct 2012, at 21:02, Rob Harris wrote: > Hah! now they been promising that for ages, internet ready domestic > appliances, and no one could see the point until now. > - Original Message - > From: "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." > To: > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:30 PM > Subject: RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market > > > Sieghard, > > I've been pressuring my wife to let me replace our aging washer and dryer. > You have convinced me to accept her comfort with the old until, perhaps, > some app capable appliances come on the market. I had never thought of this > potential. > > Thanks. Keith > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:14 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market > > Hi Marianne, > > Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will > have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask > them to let you try it with Voiceover. > > I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home > automation this can have it's uses. > > I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, > dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been > talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, > but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market > yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some > point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch > sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark > them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the > program, water levels etc. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
I don't know myself since I've never looked into a Slingbox. On 30/10/12 22:13, hank smith wrote: > can u watch your tivo via iphone simular to how slingbox does things? > Hank > > On 10/30/2012 1:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >> I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got >> it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm >> not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely >> accessible. >> >> You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it >> remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much >> functions if you're connecting remotely. >> >> If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me >> information about the show I'm watching. >> >> The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, >> and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show >> in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either >> record it or watch it live. >> >> There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what >> TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my >> TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I >> haven't looked into this myself yet. >> >> You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else >> fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs >> up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the >> remote. Again, it all seems accessible. >> >> I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the >> moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. >> >> Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the >> Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. >> >> On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: >>> I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since >>> our Cable >>> company use this box, or one with that name anyway. >>> >>> Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me >>> what you >>> can and cannot do with the app? >>> >>> This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo >>> quite a >>> lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an >>> app to be >>> successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight >>> before >>> I say anything. >>> >>> Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. >>> >>> Carol P >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Christopher Chaltain >>> Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >>> >>> I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking >>> forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. >>> Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have >>> rotating >>> knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the >>> dial, so I >>> can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or >>> dryer >>> that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot >>> for it, >>> but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know >>> whether the >>> load is done without having to run downstairs to check. >>> >>> On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>>> Hi Marianne, >>>> >>>> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >>>> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >>>> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >>>> >>>> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >>>> automation this can have it's uses. >>>> >>>> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >>>> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >>>> others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a >>>> co
Re: TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
can u watch your tivo via iphone simular to how slingbox does things? Hank On 10/30/2012 1:56 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely accessible. You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much functions if you're connecting remotely. If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me information about the show I'm watching. The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either record it or watch it live. There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I haven't looked into this myself yet. You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the remote. Again, it all seems accessible. I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable company use this box, or one with that name anyway. Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you can and cannot do with the app? This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before I say anything. Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. Carol P -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the load is done without having to run downstairs to check. On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Marianne, Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home automation this can have it's uses. I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels etc. Regards, Sieghard -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- personal email: hanksm...@hanksmith.net twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hanksmith2011 facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hank.smith.92 zello: hanksmith5 Klango: hanksmith Skype: hank.smith966 Amateur radio call sign: ke7ief check out my Youtube video of a song I recorded
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Hah! now they been promising that for ages, internet ready domestic appliances, and no one could see the point until now. - Original Message - From: "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." To: Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market Sieghard, I've been pressuring my wife to let me replace our aging washer and dryer. You have convinced me to accept her comfort with the old until, perhaps, some app capable appliances come on the market. I had never thought of this potential. Thanks. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:14 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market Hi Marianne, Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home automation this can have it's uses. I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels etc. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
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Well, it had to happen; can't help thinking it might appeal to more budget orientated business too; but still, fascinating. So when can we expect LED bulbs in the shops for the rest of us. I just paid £30 to the RNIB for a folding LED light with a lithium battery you charge off a mini usb lead. Pretty bright, runs for ages; good quality light for VIs needing to do close work. Concertinas in a Z form as a mini desk light so you can position on hwat you're doing. - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:54 AM Subject: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market Hello Listers, Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us to spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* Apple and Philips move into home lighting market CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users can control the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, goes on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and will produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised for its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has taken longer for technology to control. "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch from my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for several days. As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to reuse in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting combinations and programs can be shared through social media. "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three lights," Smith wrote. "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left to right, which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a dimmer switch built into my mobile device." The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to lighting systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in Canada. Additional bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
TiVo app [was "Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market"]
I'm using the TiVo app from the TiVo corporation. I'm in the US so I got it from the US store. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and I'm not sure there isn't anything I can't do with it. It seems completely accessible. You can connect directly to your TiVo over your wifi or access it remotely if you're not at home. You don't have access to as much functions if you're connecting remotely. If I'm watching TV, and I bring up the app, the info tab will give me information about the show I'm watching. The guide tab gives me a list of everything that's playing on the TiVo, and it lets me move backwards and forwards in time. If I click on a show in the guide, I'll get info about the show, and I'll be able to either record it or watch it live. There's a my shows tab, which shows me what's been recorded and what TiVo recommends. I can watch a recorded show or delete a show from my TiVo. There's also a way to get recorded shows over to my iPhone, but I haven't looked into this myself yet. You can also manage your season passes through the app. If all else fails, you can bring up a remote on the app and then just hit the thumbs up button or numeric channel numbers directly, just as you would on the remote. Again, it all seems accessible. I'm going partly by memory since I'm traveling internationally at the moment. I'm also sure I haven't tried everything on the app. Ah, I just realized I could have gone in remotely and had it record the Dolphins game on Sunday! Now I'll just have to rely on NFL's Audio Pass. On 30/10/12 18:16, Carol Pearson wrote: > I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable > company use this box, or one with that name anyway. > > Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you > can and cannot do with the app? > > This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a > lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be > successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before > I say anything. > > Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. > > Carol P > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Christopher Chaltain > Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market > > I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking > forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. > Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating > knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I > can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer > that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, > but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the > load is done without having to run downstairs to check. > > On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hi Marianne, >> >> Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple >> Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go >> there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. >> >> I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home >> automation this can have it's uses. >> >> I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like >> washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few >> others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a >> couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's >> way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a >> Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but >> so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly >> turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much >> rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels > etc. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > h
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
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RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
I was interested to know there's an app to control your Tivo since our Cable company use this box, or one with that name anyway. Can you please tell me the name of the app you use and then tell me what you can and cannot do with the app? This is quite important because we've been discussing access to Tivo quite a lot over here in the UK and I don't think anyone else has found an app to be successful here so far, so I want to be sure to get my facts straight before I say anything. Thanks for any help you can give, on or off list. Carol P -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: 30 October 2012 15:21 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the load is done without having to run downstairs to check. On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Marianne, > > Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple > Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go > there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. > > I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home > automation this can have it's uses. > > I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like > washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few > others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a > couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's > way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a > Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but > so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly > turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much > rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels etc. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
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Yeah, i hate those lights where it depends on two switches: whether one is up and the other down, one is down and the other up, or both are up or both are down! I cannot keep track of those! It would be great to have a way to handle that! I run around with my light probe app trying to figure out if I got it right! -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Oct 30, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > I didn't see anything in the article that made it look like Apple was > marketing this to the blind at all. In my new house, I have several > rooms where a single light is controlled by multiple switches, so it's > hard to tell by just checking the switch whether the light is actually > on or off or not. Since we're talking wifi, I assume you can also check > on your lights remotely, which would be good when you want to make sure > you turned off your lights before you left, or you want to turn them on > occasionally when you're out to make it look like someone is still there. > > On 30/10/12 12:14, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >> Only Apple would be able to convince blind people to buy over priced >> lighting equipment! I can see myself using a few of these when I have >> my own place if the price goes down a little; I quite like the idea of >> home automation & control anyway and this could prove very handy if I >> have guests round and I want to make sure that there are lights on >> waiting for them. Obviously you can usually tell this with your usual >> light switch, but I'm thinking it would be easier & more foolproof if >> you could do it from an iDevice. I wonder if the app will be able to >> tell you if one of the bulbs has gone? >> >> On 10/30/12, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> Hello Listers, >>> >>> >>> >>> Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us to >>> spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* >>> >>> >>> >>> Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >>> >>> >>> >>> CBC News >>> >>> Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET >>> >>> >>> >>> European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home >>> lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. >>> >>> Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld >>> Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users can >>> control >>> >>> the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. >>> >>> >>> >>> Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, goes >>> on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. >>> >>> >>> >>> The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and will >>> produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised >>> for >>> >>> its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has >>> taken longer for technology to control. >>> >>> >>> >>> "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, >>> adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch >>> from >>> >>> my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for >>> several days. >>> >>> >>> >>> As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to reuse >>> in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting >>> combinations >>> >>> and programs can be shared through social media. >>> >>> >>> >>> "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three >>> lights," Smith wrote. >>> >>> >>> >>> "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them >>> living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left to >>> right, >>> >>> which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a >>> dimmer switch built into my mobile device." >>> >>> >>> >>> The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to lighting >>> systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. >>> >>> >>> >>> For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs >>> and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in Canada. >>> Additional >>> >>> bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
I agree. I like controlling my TiVo with my iPhone app, and I'm looking forward to getting one of those radio controlled thermostats. Fortunately, I've been able to find a washer and a dryer that have rotating knobs that either have a known starting point, or an arrow on the dial, so I can where it's pointing. I kind of like the idea of a washer and/or dryer that would also notify me when the load is done! I may not pay a lot for it, but I could see where it would be nice to sit upstairs and know whether the load is done without having to run downstairs to check. On 30/10/12 15:13, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Marianne, > > Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will > have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask > them to let you try it with Voiceover. > > I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home > automation this can have it's uses. > > I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, > dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been > talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, > but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market > yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some > point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch > sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark > them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the > program, water levels etc. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
I didn't see anything in the article that made it look like Apple was marketing this to the blind at all. In my new house, I have several rooms where a single light is controlled by multiple switches, so it's hard to tell by just checking the switch whether the light is actually on or off or not. Since we're talking wifi, I assume you can also check on your lights remotely, which would be good when you want to make sure you turned off your lights before you left, or you want to turn them on occasionally when you're out to make it look like someone is still there. On 30/10/12 12:14, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > Only Apple would be able to convince blind people to buy over priced > lighting equipment! I can see myself using a few of these when I have > my own place if the price goes down a little; I quite like the idea of > home automation & control anyway and this could prove very handy if I > have guests round and I want to make sure that there are lights on > waiting for them. Obviously you can usually tell this with your usual > light switch, but I'm thinking it would be easier & more foolproof if > you could do it from an iDevice. I wonder if the app will be able to > tell you if one of the bulbs has gone? > > On 10/30/12, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hello Listers, >> >> >> >> Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us to >> spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* >> >> >> >> Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >> >> >> >> CBC News >> >> Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET >> >> >> >> European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home >> lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. >> >> Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld >> Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users can >> control >> >> the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. >> >> >> >> Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, goes >> on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. >> >> >> >> The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and will >> produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised >> for >> >> its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has >> taken longer for technology to control. >> >> >> >> "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, >> adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch >> from >> >> my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for >> several days. >> >> >> >> As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to reuse >> in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting >> combinations >> >> and programs can be shared through social media. >> >> >> >> "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three >> lights," Smith wrote. >> >> >> >> "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them >> living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left to >> right, >> >> which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a >> dimmer switch built into my mobile device." >> >> >> >> The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to lighting >> systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. >> >> >> >> For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs >> and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in Canada. >> Additional >> >> bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Sieghard, I've been pressuring my wife to let me replace our aging washer and dryer. You have convinced me to accept her comfort with the old until, perhaps, some app capable appliances come on the market. I had never thought of this potential. Thanks. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:14 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market Hi Marianne, Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home automation this can have it's uses. I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels etc. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Hi Keith, Google "Smart Appliances" and you'll find some articles. Here are a few links: http://www.lg.com/ca_en/lgsmarthome/home_appliances.jsp http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/lg-thinq-linqs-your-smart-appliances-with -wifi-and-smartphone-ap http://greentechadvocates.com/2012/01/19/2012-the-year-of-smart-appliances/ Now, is your wife sighted? Ever considered asking her to change her name to "Honey App"? I'd imagine her voice recognition capabilities would be even better than SIRI *smile*. Joking aside, it's hard to say when this will become main stream reality, the Engadget article is from the 2011 CES which is almost 2 years ago and it will be interesting to see if these companies continue to showcase these kind of appliances at the upcoming CES in January 2013 or if, like other things, these are concept products which won't make it to market for a long time. I am sure connected appliances will eventually become the standard, but the question is whether this will be the case in the next 2 or 3 years or if it's going to be 6 or 8 years. Take care, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Hi Marianne, Whether it is VO friendly or not is anybody's guess. Maybe Apple Stores will have one of these sets set up as a demo, then you could go there and ask them to let you try it with Voiceover. I agree it's a gadget although as Ben pointed out just as any home automation this can have it's uses. I am much more looking forward to seeing smart appliances like washers, dryers, stoves, dish washers etc. LG, Samsung and a few others have been talking about this and showing off units at CES for a couple of years now, but I don't think anything has really made it's way into the mass market yet. I want to replace my old clunker of a Matec top loading washer at some point with a modern front loader, but so many of them nowadays have touch sensitive controls or endlessly turning dials which make it hard to mark them properly. I'd much rather put my laundry in, pull up an app and set the program, water levels etc. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
I think I will stick with the $0.99 Light Detector app so I can tell if the lights are on or off. Very interesting to read about though. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market Hello Listers, Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us to spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* Apple and Philips move into home lighting market CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users can control the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, goes on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and will produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised for its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has taken longer for technology to control. "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch from my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for several days. As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to reuse in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting combinations and programs can be shared through social media. "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three lights," Smith wrote. "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left to right, which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a dimmer switch built into my mobile device." The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to lighting systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in Canada. Additional bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Will the app be vo friendly? (smile) On 10/30/12, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: > Only Apple would be able to convince blind people to buy over priced > lighting equipment! I can see myself using a few of these when I have > my own place if the price goes down a little; I quite like the idea of > home automation & control anyway and this could prove very handy if I > have guests round and I want to make sure that there are lights on > waiting for them. Obviously you can usually tell this with your usual > light switch, but I'm thinking it would be easier & more foolproof if > you could do it from an iDevice. I wonder if the app will be able to > tell you if one of the bulbs has gone? > > On 10/30/12, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hello Listers, >> >> >> >> Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us >> to >> spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* >> >> >> >> Apple and Philips move into home lighting market >> >> >> >> CBC News >> >> Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET >> >> >> >> European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home >> lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. >> >> Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld >> Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users >> can >> control >> >> the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. >> >> >> >> Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, >> goes >> on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. >> >> >> >> The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and >> will >> produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised >> for >> >> its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has >> taken longer for technology to control. >> >> >> >> "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, >> adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch >> from >> >> my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for >> several days. >> >> >> >> As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to >> reuse >> in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting >> combinations >> >> and programs can be shared through social media. >> >> >> >> "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three >> lights," Smith wrote. >> >> >> >> "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them >> living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left >> to >> right, >> >> which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a >> dimmer switch built into my mobile device." >> >> >> >> The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to >> lighting >> systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. >> >> >> >> For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs >> and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in >> Canada. >> Additional >> >> bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market
Only Apple would be able to convince blind people to buy over priced lighting equipment! I can see myself using a few of these when I have my own place if the price goes down a little; I quite like the idea of home automation & control anyway and this could prove very handy if I have guests round and I want to make sure that there are lights on waiting for them. Obviously you can usually tell this with your usual light switch, but I'm thinking it would be easier & more foolproof if you could do it from an iDevice. I wonder if the app will be able to tell you if one of the bulbs has gone? On 10/30/12, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hello Listers, > > > > Just read this today on the CBC news website, another new gadget for us to > spend our money on so we can finally "see the light" *smile* > > > > Apple and Philips move into home lighting market > > > > CBC News > > Posted: Oct 29, 2012 3:31 PM ET > > > > European technology maker Philips will begin selling programmable home > lighting systems exclusively through Apple stores starting Tuesday. > > Hue is a series of light-emitting-diode bulbs controlled from a handheld > Apple device through a household Wi-Fi network. At the Apple end, users can > control > > the lights using a free app on their iPhone, iPod or iPad. > > > > Philips's lighting system Hue, controllable through iPhones and iPads, goes > on sale Tuesday in Apple stores. > > > > The bulbs offer a variable white light, mimic incandescent lights and will > produce more than 16 million colours. While LED lighting has been praised > for > > its extreme power-saving attributes, the harsh whiteness of the light has > taken longer for technology to control. > > > > "I was able to change the colours of the light bulbs in different rooms, > adjust the brightness level or turn the lights off and on with one touch > from > > my iPad," wrote Mashable reviewer Andrea Smith, who tested the system for > several days. > > > > As well, the system can memorize lighting combinations for people to reuse > in the future and can operate on a timed on-off basis. Lighting > combinations > > and programs can be shared through social media. > > > > "I pressed a button on the bridge which immediately identifies all three > lights," Smith wrote. > > > > "Using the app on my iPad, I was able to rename the lights, calling them > living room, family room and office. I had fun sliding the bar from left to > right, > > which changes the intensity of the bulb's colour; it was like having a > dimmer switch built into my mobile device." > > > > The system offers flexibility and control that was once limited to lighting > systems worth thousands of dollars in commercial applications. > > > > For all that, however, it isn't cheap. The introductory kit - three bulbs > and a ZigBee bridge that attaches to a Wi-Fi router - costs $199 in Canada. > Additional > > bulbs cost $59 each. As many as 50 bulbs can be operated on one system. > > > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
